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The Robert Koch Institute is the German government's central institution for the identification, surveillance and prevention of infectious diseases in the Portfolio of the German Ministry of Health.
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Tasks

Morphological characterisation and classification of both novel and rare pathogens by EM

Development, testing and standardisation of preparation methods for diagnostic EM of pathogens

Organisation of an international quality assurance testing scheme and of advanced training courses to preserve and improve quality standards in diagnostic EM light and electron microscopy investigations of pathogens and mechanisms of their infectivity, pathogenicity or tenacity

Core facility for digital photography, image documentation and for light and electron microscopy